My new wheel arrived a few days ago. I was trying to decide between a Spinolution or a beautiful Schacht Saxony. Both wheels are entirely different (and are for different types of yarns!). It was a hard decision. I ended up choosing the Spinolution Mach III and couldn’t be happier!
I ordered the 8oz set up and the oversize bobbin set up for my wheel, along with the wheels and lazy kate. I think the only other thing I need to order is the tube orifice. I would have ordered it with the wheel, but I did not know anything about it until a day or so ago.
Mach III with oversized bobbin/flyer and kate
Here are a few photos of my first skein spun on my wheel. The fibers in the yarn are Cormo and Wensleydale from my sheep along with some silk and Angelina.
We had some beautiful lambs this year. We did have a few bottle lambs. The bottle lambs are a lot of work, so the shop was on a bit of a vacation for awhile. The lambs are now all weaned and doing great! Now there is finally time to get back to washing and dyeing fleece and locks. I should have some washed and dyed locks ready to list in the shop some time this week!!
We attended the festival as “shoppers” not as a vendor! There were lots of great vendors there. They also had a skein and fleece competition. We plan on going down to the festival again next year. I may even enter some of my fleeces in the competition!
While we were in Kentucky, we took a trip to Midway to visit the Wiesenberger Mill. The mill processes locally grown wheat into bread and pastry flours. They also have some really good mixes you can buy from their online shop. The muffin mix is great!
Weisenberger MillMill Stone
On the way down to Lexington, we headed over to the Woolery in Frankfort, KY.
The Woolery
I have shopped the Woolery online, but have never had the chance to go to their brick and mortar store. The store has a great selection of weaving books and supplies along with lots of spinning equipment and fibers.
We stayed at the Gratz Park Inn over the weekend and dined at our favorite restaurant, Jonathan’s which is located in the hotel. We plan on repeating the whole entire trip next year!
My Cormo top and Wensleydale roving is back from the mill. I have it listed on my online farm shop in 4 oz increments. It is all just beautiful and it spins up so nice. The black silver blend of Wensleydale roving is one of my favorites to spin. The silver gives the yarn a beautiful variation of color.
